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Should I ship a Supernatural Bullet Hell?
Bullet Hell + Supernatural
Of 29 developers who shipped a Supernatural Bullet Hell in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 38 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $150 in the last 2 years and $360 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 19 developers shipped in the last year and 38 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $0 (exactly $0) |
|---|---|
| Median | $150 (exactly $150) |
| Top 25% | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) |
| Top 5% | $296k (exactly $296,352) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 29 |
| Released games | 70 |
| Announced | 38 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue up 530% on the market, supply 90% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 17%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Bullet Hell
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
- Supernatural
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Bullet Hell; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Action Roguelike, Roguelite
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Top-Down, 2D, Isometric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 76% positive over 2,050 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 9 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 38 games are announced against 19 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Bullet Hell with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + SuperheroStrong odds
- + FaithFair
- + VampiresFair
- + Creature CollectorFair
- + Strategy RPGFair
- + PiratesFair
- + CatsFair
- + HackingFair
- + Time ManagementFair
- + Card BattlerFair
- + DemonsFair
- + Naval CombatFair
Comparable games
Necrosmith 2022 · $438k 
Night Swarm 2025 · $342k 
RIFTSTORM 2026 · EA · $296k 
Touhou Mechanical Scrollery | 幻想討幻経 2020 · $146k 
An Ankou 2023 · EA · $90k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Necrosmith | older | $2.99 | 4,885 85% | 147k | $438k (exactly $438,185) | Alawar |
| | Night Swarm | $9.99 | 1,142 78% | 34k | $342k (exactly $342,257) | Fubu Games | |
| | RIFTSTORM | · EA | $14.99 | 659 70% | 20k | $296k (exactly $296,352) | Confiction Labs, Agate |
| | Touhou Mechanical Scrollery | 幻想討幻経 | older | $19.99 | 243 53% | 7.3k | $146k (exactly $145,727) | 巫女さん作法 |
| | An Ankou | · EA older | $4.99 | 604 67% | 18k | $90k (exactly $90,419) | Alkemi |
 | Impaler Gold | older | $4.99 | 466 92% | 14k | $70k (exactly $69,760) | Apptivus |
 | Wand Wars | older | $11.99 | 183 96% | 5.5k | $66k (exactly $65,825) | Moonradish Inc. |
 | Kill The Music | $9.99 | 106 96% | 3.2k | $32k (exactly $31,768) | Nikko Nikko | |
 | Nullpoint Protocol | $14.99 | 62 61% | 1.9k | $28k (exactly $27,881) | Everbloom Games | |
 | ARRIVAL: ZERO EARTH | older | $5.99 | 154 80% | 4.6k | $28k (exactly $27,674) | jounitus |
 | BAROQUE SHOOTING: REVERSED | $14.99 | 14 92% | 420 | $6.3k (exactly $6,296) | Sting | |
 | Brave Rounds | $14.99 | 12 100% | 360 | $5.4k (exactly $5,396) | PlayShift Games | |
 | Vesperia Bononia | $9.99 | 15 100% | 450 | $4.5k (exactly $4,496) | Power Up Team | |
 | Lord O' Pirates | $4.99 | 21 85% | 630 | $3.1k (exactly $3,144) | One Flow Man | |
 | Demon Street | $9.99 | 6 66% | 180 | $1.8k (exactly $1,798) | Manycats Games | |
 | Spooky Survivors | $2.99 | 13 92% | 390 | $1.2k (exactly $1,166) | Aligned Games |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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